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Learn from your phone in your favorite study zone.

The Top Hat mobile app makes it easy to stay on track in and outside of class. Confirm your attendance, respond to polls and discussions, get timely notifications, and access your coursework—whenever and wherever you want.

How-To Videos

How to join your Top Hat course:

How to access your Top Hat eText:

Tips from fellow students:

"Use the textbook features along with practice problems. It is really easy to read the textbook and use it as a resource for classes. Be sure to check out the highlight option, [it’s] easier to do notes in your textbook."

Jazmin Manovapillai

University of North Texas

“Always talk to your teacher or TA if something is confusing you when trying to navigate, because it is tough at first. Also, there’s an app!”

Spencer Schneider

Florida State University

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See why students like you love Top Hat:

“Top Hat helps me feel more comfortable participating in class. Questions make it fun to test yourself and see if you really understand a topic.”

Read Jenny’s Story

Jenny Tsui

Drexel University,

Class Of 2023

“Top Hat allowed me to get the whole realm of all my senses. It allowed me to be at the same level as everybody else. It really did give me my entire life back.”

Read Alexis' Story

Alexis Wiese

The University Of Oklahoma,

Class Of 2024

“I got an A in this class, and I’ve done well because of Top Hat.”

Read Lauren's Story

Lauren D'Entremont

University Of Massachusetts,

Lowell, Class Of 2023

“The questions during lecture really motivate me to attend, and it’s also fun being able to assess what we’ve learned.”

Read Sophie's Story

Sophie Giddings

East Carolina University,

Class Of 2023

Frequently Asked Questions

You can use Top Hat through an internet browser or through our mobile app. The Top Hat mobile app can be downloaded on both iOS (Apple) and Android devices. For internet browsers, Top Hat can be used on the three latest versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari as well as Microsoft Edge. Top Hat is optimized for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, so we recommend you use one of those two browsers. Please note that Top Hat does not support Internet Explorer.

We offer three purchase options for students: $33 for a 4-month subscription; $53 for a 12-month subscription; $96 for a 4-year subscription. You can find out more on our Pricing page. If your instructor is assigning a Top Hat interactive textbook as part of your course, your subscription price will be adjusted to include the price of the text.

When you enroll in a Top Hat course that requires paid Top Hat products, you will usually have the option to initiate a 14-day free trial for the course from the checkout page. You will see the option to start a free trial for your instructor's course above the required course materials listed at checkout. The trial will start as soon as you click the Start 14 Day Free Trial button on the checkout page. In order to take full advantage of the free trial, we recommend starting the trial on or after your first day of class. That way you can use Top Hat in your course for free for the first two weeks of class. Please note that the free trial option only appears when enrolling in a course through a web browser as opposed to through the mobile app.

You can request a refund for a Top Hat product for a period of up to 14 days following your purchase. When a refund is granted, your access to the Top Hat products that were refunded will be immediately terminated and all records (including grades) associated with the products will be permanently deleted. Top Hat can only provide refunds for Top Hat products purchased directly from tophat.com, while Top Hat access keys purchased at a campus bookstore can only be refunded by the bookstore. For more information on requesting a refund, check out this support article.